I never thought that I would able to do a 'declutter' blog post. I'm well known to be a hoarder of things but I indeed, promised myself, to try to be minimalistic as possible when we can finally move into a bigger place. These are the products that I wanted to get rid off / give away. Read on to find out why.

1. Maybelline Volum' Express Falsies Everlasting Waterproof Mascara

Ahhh.. My very first Maybelline mascara. I did raved about this product a lot before. But when I finally got my hands on the Maybelline Rocket Volum' Express mascara, my life changed. I hate clumping. The formulation of this one is a bit thick for my liking. I do know that it is a waterproof mascara, and its very hard to get rid off plus, I'm not a big fan of its curling capabilities. But this thing definitely adds volume.

2. Maybelline Colorsensational Lip Gloss

Here's an old product from Maybelline. I got this for $5.00. I think it was pretty pricey for a Maybelline lipgloss, and I don't know why I bought it. This has a very minty flavor and it really gives a high-shine (which I love) buttt, it's getting old and runny so I think Its time for it to retire. lol.

I am in love with this Tarte product. As you can see from the photo above, I literally used the heck out of this one. I'm in love with the color, shine and its long-wearing quality. I can take a bath, eat my lunch and drink with this on. Kind of sticky, but I really loved this product even so. I just kept it there because of my attachment to it and I only have to throw it because Its already been finished.

4. Allue Lip and Cheek Tint

I don't like its consistency. Its very liquidy and doesn't last long on the cheek / lip area. I guess I'm gonna have to give this one a new home. :)

5. Penshoppe Lip Balm

I only bought this because I wanted to avail a limited edition One Direction album. HAHA lol. I need a single receipt purchase for me to be eligible to grab one, so I did bought this one. I tried it on my lips, at first I was like, "okay, just another lip balm with a different kind of flavor" and the next thing I knew my lips were chapped and are in need of constant moisturizing. I have a lot of lip balm / smackers stories and I'm very happy to be finally able to find one that works for me. If you have one that you wanted to throw out ASAP, stop. Go ahead and use it with your favorite fragrance. Apply this on the area you want to apply your fragrance with and spray it on top to make the smell last.

6. Missha Shiny B.B. Cream

I like this thing because it's very sheer and light. It's basically the perfect B.B. cream if it weren't for the amplified amount of glitters. I guess I need to be a Cullen to pull this thing off Haha x I'm gonna have to pass this onto someone else—or keep one at least.

7. Forever 21 Lip Gloss

Sticky but smells great. I don't like the distribution of these kinds of product. I tend to use a lot more than I intended to which is messy and a waste of product. Since it's been with me for a year now, I guess I need to throw it out now. The flavor of the product change and it made it disgusting... so good bye, old friend. (But I will definitely repurchase a new one again soon lol)

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That is it for today's post. Thank you so much for reading through everything and I also encourage you to slowly start decluttering your own makeup collection. You don't want those empties / icky things flood your counter top hehe.

I'm sad to say that the Iron Suit Project will not commence. We have found a problem with the piece that we're making. Buttt, there's a new project coming soon. I promise to make this one work even if it might take a lot of trial and errors to get this right. Go visit A Raconteur's Adventures for more info. :)

I begged my father to bring me into the National Museum, located somewhere in Manila.

I've been longing to visit this place since before, and I was so happy to finally see "The Spolarium" (see photo above) by the famous filipino artist, Juan Luna. I never thought that it would be gigantic. I'm not exaggerating. It's that big.

The whole museum isn't whole-y complete. Some floors and showrooms are not accessible because it's still under construction / renovation. Besides the painting on the walls, they also included statues, sketches, and a lot more. If you have the time to stop by, go ahead. Explore the wonders of our culture. You would regret going past the museum again.

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Uhhhh.... How can I even start with going back to this wonderfully planned / unplanned event.

Before the summer break's over, a couple of my friends decided to go and attend the #ThreenitySummerBlast party that the fandoms of The Vamps, One Direction and 5SOS created in one. We didn't get to grab tickets earlier. They only sell a total of 1,000 tickets during the pre-selling, and a thousand again, for the main event (for walk-ins likes us). So, we lined up with two more of our friends for an hour (probably more but I don't track of time hehe) and ended up not getting into the event. The tickets are out, and we have nothing to do.

We decided to stop and eat in Mary Grace. I really want to explore more of the cities near Edsa, and Joanna (a friend of mine) suggested going to Katipunan. I'm always in Katipunan almost every week, but I never get to explore the city. So, we got into a cab (with a malfunctioning metro) and tried going to Barkin' Blends cafe.

The taxi driver isn't aware of the location, so we needed to ask some tricycle drivers to point the building out for us. We ended up in a different building, and trusted our instincts to locate the real one. We finally reached our target destination. There were cameras inside the cafe, so we needed to wait outside for a few minutes until their done. I think we even made a few shots (because they asked us if we could be filmed as part of their segment) so, we were just there eating—awkwardly. Not knowing what to do.

After eating, we came into the Dog's corner. I met several cute dogs—that were unfortunately sleeping. We waited for them to wake up and I was just Skye's (the husky) yaya for a few hours. That dog's scary. But I love siberian huskies so... that was easy for me. Skye's eyes are a bright shade of blue. VERY intimidating, VERY scary, but also very fascinating. But I didn't let the fear stop me.

After going to Barkin' Blends, we decided to go to UP Town Center. Its a mall located near Maynilad. I didn't know that it was far away from where we're standing... so we decided to walk to UPTC. We stopped by NBS and took photos of the cars passing by. It was a really cool experience, walking from McDo Katip. to UPTC. I've finally got the taste of the things surrounding the road that we would just usually drive by to.

I thought we were getting close when we are already in the middle of Ateneo and Miriam. But I was wrong (as per usual haha) so we just continued to walk, and crossed the streets using an overpass, stopped by a church (and weirdly gate-crashed a wedding) and walked a few steps towards UPTC.

We went into most of the shops and we were surprised that it looks awfully familiar as Fairview Terraces. We stayed at Jamba Juice and walked around, planned restaurants to eat from, and successfully got my dad to bring us home.

Thanks for that wonderful day, J. Let's conquer Maginhawa in the near future. Lol :D

I never really mention this show in this blog and I DON'T KNOW WHY. I've been obsessed with GoT again. I say again because, I've been watching this for a few months now and I'm in love with the story, the characters, plot twists, unforgivable deaths, and a lot more.

It's kind of not for my age but I'm open-minded and I don't care about the blood and gore that comes with this. If you're not sensitive with these type of things, go ahead and watch this show with me, tweet me about it, and let's be friends :)

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This is also an unforgettable day for myself, Reg and Madi. We went to Ateneo to watch AHS Indak's DREAM concert. They made this event for charity (which is so freaking awesome) and they made choreographs that connects everything into the story being showed on-screen.

Good job, guys!

After the concert, we met Paeng; one of the best in the crew. After everything we did in AHS, we went to UP Town Center to eat dinner. We managed to visit 8cuts once again. I'm in love with those cheeseburgers. Ughhh.

We saw a rave happening from a not-so-far distance, we managed to get in. It's simply free, so why the heck not, right?

There's no alcohol involved (well not for us, at least.) We just came for the dancing and the music. We saw Ida Anduyan. One of the greatest bloggers in the Philippines. I didn't get the chance to take a photo with her, but at least I saw her, right? haha.

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In the last Raconteur's Rundown, I tried to make you guys see that I have a potential in writing. I came back today, telling you that indeed, I am. I've finished two stories for two potential short films in the future. The first story is drama related and the second one, is about two people falling in love. A bit cliché but, that's what I got.

I'm currently typing the second one properly, while learning about production and post-production-related things. We'll see more of that in the future so stay tuned. :)

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I joined the SSA Student Government Associates. One of the things that I wanted to try for so long now, but never really go into it. We had our first project / event last Thursday. It was a bit hectic and tiring, but it was fun and worth it.

Everyone included in the Student Government are really nice. I feel good for trying out different organizations this year; even if I miss my Coro San Antonio buddies, I need to try new things for a fresh start.

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That's all for the second installment of Raconteur's Rundown. A new video will be up by July (or earlier; I'm still thinking about it) on my channel and on this blog. Also, I want to thank you for 12 subbies on youtube. It means a lot to me. I also want to make a special shout-out to people following me on bloglovin' and you constant readers.

Happy Independence day, filo-s! Since we have a long weekend going on at the moment, I decided to post this week's article.—'Archives : Revisited'. A series that I will do in this blog. Maybe some of you might know that I have been blogging for about... 3 years now. I've been jumping from one platform to another. I made this to commemorate posts that were once in my previous blogs.

I went to Singapore with my family last 2011; and went back again on 2013. I never really found photos on my 2013 trip (I pretty sure I did took photos, but I know that the quality isn't the best) Though, if I ever get to see them, I will surely post it too.

I look sooo different when I was in 5th grade. I got chubby cheeks and baby fat all over me lol! You're surely laugh at me haha!

We went to Sentosa to visit USS. It was a magical place and all, but I surely do prefer Disneyland more than that. Even so, I was very happy to see my favorite dreamworks films in their own amusement rides. I rode all the 'baby' rides last 2011 so I definitely rode 'big' rides last 2013. I went to the mummy ride. Which I enjoyed the most. The thrill of not seeing the things around you is exhilarating and fun at the same time.

The transformers ride is A MUST. The wait will surely pay-off. The effects and the whole thing is thoroughly planned to make you think that everything that you're seeing is real.

Check out the Jurassic Park! The Rapids Adventure is the most enjoyable ride in all of Universal Studios. Beware, though. You'll surely get wet on this ride. :)

If you're not a big fan of the thrilling rides, check out; Water World. The show is very very cool. I think I've seen the show a lot of times to remember each and every cue that the actors need to make. There are explosives in this thing. Which is cooooool. Tricks, old things, boats, jet-skis, a storyline—this thing is epic.

If you are still not convinced with my words, go inside 'Lights, Camera, Action' by Steven Spielberg. You'll get to hear (and see!) the powerful work of movie making. There are burning fires surrounding you, a windy hurricane and more. That ride is my personal favorite.

We stayed at Geylang Road. The hotels in there are pretty cheap. The downside are cockroaches in the hotel that we stayed in last 2011... let's not talk about that. haha!

If want to venture out into eating different meals, there will be a lot of signs on that road. Make sure that you know how to use a chopstick just in case hehe.

Their food is a mix of different races. I like the variation, too. They also have KFC's everywhere. But I must admit that their chicken tastes different than the ones here in the Philippines.

I actually have a horrifying story to tell you during my second trip in Singapore. I just got my braces the day before our flight. So during my second day there, the bracket that held my upper wiring in place, broke. That was located on the farthest right side. So the wire is up andddd, almost all of my brackets went loose. So I called my dentist ally he way from Singapore to Manila but she was already asleep. Soooo my cousin did what she does best and helped me with my problem. I didn't got to eat that night and it feels very painful. Thank ate yen for helping me.

We also hiked a peak that I forgot the name of. There was a giant Merlion there. Living in the skies.

On our first trip there, the Merlion was under construction... but luckily, it was already buit when we got there for the second time around.

Would I go back again?...

Probably, yes. But not in the near future. :) But overall, I surely enjoyed my stay in Singapore. I have left unfinished business there so.. I'll be back. :D

I know that this is not much of a photo diary because I explained a lot of things in this one. I only have a few photos for this one so I decided to add some content for the sake of the blogging purpose.

I have already created content for the nest few weeks so watch out for that! :) See ya!

I really need to take my fitness game up a notch because I know that I won't have much time for working out since the school year is about to start. Today, (or maybe tonight;) we are going to talk about stuff that maybe most of the peeps wouldn't know. I'm going to tell you why working out gives tons of benefits and I'll encourage you to do the same along the way.

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When I was still a child, I was diagnosed with a lung failure. I frequently get asthma attacks before; but as I'm aging up, it's slowly going away—but comes back unexpectedly at times, so I need my inhaler beside me at all times. That thing works like magic. But asthma attacks gets really weird when I'm in a state of anxiety. I think I do have a mild anxiety, but I don't want to the doctors 'cause it's not occurring a lot. But definitely happens once a month. I have trouble breathing, I overthink a lot, I tend to feel hot or cold, my heart is palpitating and I tend to tremble in worse cases. My parents don't want me to take up sports (even if I wanted to) because they're too scared about my condition.

Last 2014; after a huge wave of events that happened to me; I have finally woken up from a deep sleep. I wanted to change. Physically and emotionally. We all know that I'm a skinny person but, my stomach is not in a good shape before. With the help of my friends, they encouraged me to change. For good. (And also for the crop tops. They're a thing so I wanted to wear them confidently) At this note, I'm not encouraging you if exercising doesn't make you happy. Personally, working-out is my stress reliever–or even, whenever I felt bad about something, I workout. So that I would hurt myself at the same time as I'm having good results. (I know that its a bad reason. But it works) If others cut their wrists, this is my therapy slash torture lol. (Guys, please don't cut your wrists or anything else. Remember that all of you are beautiful and even if the situation is tough, it would be better in the future. You just need to hold on and I love you) I feel happy working out. My happiness is from there. At first, it felt like a job. But now, all I know is that I wanted to go to a marathon and run a lot.

I remember seeing Meredith (stilababe09 from youtube) who does this video with Cassey Ho. I was kind of inspired by then buttt not so much. I was searching through fitness goals on pinterest and twitter and I am in awe of how their body looks like. I searched through the benefits of working out and one of them is clearer skin! So I decided to search blogilates on youtube and took ab workouts. It was certainly hard before. I remember breaking my tailbone doing double leg lifts. I guess it didn't work? lol. I stopped doing double leg lifts for a week or so and was too scared to try it again. But when I finally did it properly, it started to become my work-out staple. I switched from Blogilates to XHIT because I felt like my progress is better with them. Every time my session is done, I always felt replenish and clean. I feel better about myself and it's something to make me push harder and harder even until now.

Do you remember the part where my parents didn't want me to take sports? They were really concerned about me working out. I heard "You're too young for this", "It's bad for you", "What's our purpose? You're not an athlete! Why do you need this?" First, It can challenge me and make me better. I have a lung failure. So I needed exercise so that my endurance would be better than ever. Second, I need to practice doing stuff or else I'll fail my PE class lol. Third, It has a lot of benefits. I was talking about every single reasons that I could think of every time they said things to me. But they finally let me do my thing and now, I'm a happy kid.

But of course, you always always need to take precautions all the time. Research, research, research. I don't know a lot about doctors and stuff. But it would be better for you to consult a doctor first (especially if you're young) My doctor told me to exercise whenever I can because its for my own good soooo, that's what I'm doing :)

I hope that I can manage working out in most days and continue doing it until(—and even after) my goal body. Be happy. Don't change for anyone. Change because you wanted to. Do it for you.

I love you and I'll see you on the next post. x

PS. If you have any questions for me (you can ask ANYTHING) leave me a message here.
PPS. I changed the blog's name.. You might get confused. x
PPPS. I can't wait for the next Raconteur's Rundownnn!

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My name is Aracelli Cesista and I run Arapostrophe. This blog is dedicated to my life where I share stories, videos, snaps and a whole lot more. I'm a current college student and I take pictures all the time and write—a lot. I make screenplays, short stories and manuscripts. I'm a fashion and makeup enthusiast and I also sketch and paint during my free time.